Embossed fabric



R. E. SHINER.

EMBOSSED FABRIC.

APPucATloN FILED APR. l. 1920.

Patented July 19, 1921.

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EMBOSSED FABRIC.

Application filed April 1,

To all whom it may concern.'

Be it known that I, ROSE E. SHINER, a

citizen vof the United States, residing atl Franklin, in the county ofNorfolk and State of Massachusetts, have invented .new and usefulImprovements in Embossed Fabrics, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to an improved fabric for rugs, carpets and thelike, the same consisting primarily of a layer of woven material and alayer of fibrous material either on one face of said woven material oron the opposite faces thereof, the fibers of thev fibrous material beingpricked into or through the woven material, the fabric having either oneor both of its faces embossed with some conventional or artisticpattern.

The object of the invention is to provide a rug or carpet which isheavy, soft and which presents all the appearances and thecharacteristics of the ordinary woven rug or carpet and yet which isvery much cheaper than such woven rug or carpet.

The process whereby the fabric of this invention may be produced is madethe sub- 'ect matter of a copending application Serial The inventionconsists in a ru or carpet constructed as hereinafter descri ed in thespecification and particularly asset forth in the claim.

Referring to the drawings:

Figure 1 is a plan view of a portion of a rug embodying my invention;

Fig. 2 is a diagrammatic section taken on line 2 2, Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a diagrammatic section similar l to Fig. 2 but showin a layerof fibrous material on opposite si es ofthe woven material;

A6 is a layer of loosely-matted fibrous material, such as jute waste,wool shoddy, silk or animal hair. l l

In manufacturing the form of the invention illustrated in Fig. 1, thefirst step is to Fig. 4 is a diagrammaticsection similar to`Specification of Letters Patent. I Patented July 19, 1921.

1920. Serial No. 370,444.

place a bat or sheet of jute waste or wool shoddy or silk or animal hairupon a sheet of burlap. The fibers 7 of the layer 6 are then prickedthrough into the layer of burlap in a manner well-known to those skilledin the art.

In the form illustrated in Fig. 3, the fabric illustrated in Fig. l isreversed and a layer 8 of wool shoddy, animal hair or other cheapfibrous material is placed upon the layer of burlap 5 and the fibers 9of the layer 8 are then pricked through the layer 5 and through thelayer 6, so that theyl appear upon the outer surface of the layer 6.

In the form illustrated in. Fig. 4, the layer of burlap 5 has a layer offibrous material 6 on one side and 8 on the other side, as in Fig. 3,but in this case the fibers 9 of the layer 8 are pricked into andthrough the layer of burlap 5 but do notl project through the layer offibrous material 6.

In each of the different forms illustrated in Figs. 2, 3 and 4, afterthe fibers of the layer or layers of fibrous material have been prickedinto the layer of woven material, the resulting fabric is immersed incase-in or glue or waterglass; it is then allowed to dry and is thenimmersed in a solution of formaldehyde or sulfate of aluminum, or alumand allowed to dry. The fabric is then moistened by subjecting it tosteam and i's then embossed by means of heated rolls between which it ispassed under pressure or it may be embossed by means of heated platesbetween which plates the fabric is compressed.

The fabric may also be embossed by forming a design from woven wire oroord and said design impressed upon the fabric by subjecting theembossing medium and the fabric to both heat and pressure.

A great variety of colors and patterns may be obtained for rugs orcarpets made in accordance with this invention by using different colorsof fibous material and by pricking the fibers of one layer of fibrouscolor or pattern or both upon one face from tlie color and pattern ofthe opposite face, if so desired.

I claim: A fabric for rugs, carpets and the like, consistin of a layero-f Woven material, and a layer o fibrous material lon each of theopposite faces of said Woven material, the fibers of one of said layersof fibrous material passing into said Woven material transverselythereof, the fibers of.

the other layer of fibrous material passing through said layer of wovenmaterial and into the other of said layers of fibrous material, saidfabric being impregnated with coagulated adhesive material, the outersurfaces of said layers of fibrous material bein embossed.

n testlmony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of asubscribing witness.

ROSE E. SHINER. Witness:

EDGAR C. DEAN.

